Rivet-catching receptacle.



W. TRAUTH.

RIVET GATOHING REGEPTAGLE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.12, 1912.

1,058, 1 17. Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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WALTER TRAUTH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES H.FALLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RIVET-CATOHING RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

Application filed March 12, 1912. Serial No. 683,295.

To all whom it may cmwem Be it known that I, WALTER TRAUTH, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of New York city, borough of Brooklyn,in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Rivet-Catching Receptacles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to receptacles and tools used in constructingbridges and buildings in which iron and steel frame construction isused.

The object of my invention is to provide a receptacle embodying a pairof grippers, by means of which a hot rivet may be caught and held insuch a manner that its proper end may be readily inserted in the rivethole of the frame being constructed.

The features of novelty disclosed will be set forth in the claims.

Referring to the drawings which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a plan view of a construction embodying my invention. Fig. 2is a side elevational view. Fig. 3 is a. vertical sectional view on line3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view on line H of Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is a side view of the means employed to lock the sides of thereceptacle in fixed relation to each other.

AA indicate the respective sides of my receptacle which are formed ofsheet metal such as iron, or may be formed of woven wire or perforatedor reticulated metal, or of any other suitable material that can bemolded in the required shape, and will resist heat such as asbestosformed in sheets, etc. The side port-ions A-A are herein shown as madeof thin sheet iron, bent into the form of a. curved section graduallydecreasing in size, from the top to the bottom of the receptacle. Theseside portions together constitute a. vertically split funnel shapedreceptacle, the rear edges of which, A are at any convenient angle, say40 to 45 degrees, to the forward edges A The receptacle .may also beconsidered as formed of two tapering or converging walls which arerelatively movable toward and away from each other. The edge portions ofthe receptacle are headed over a wire B formed of a single piece, theends being indicated at CC. The wire is bent to the proper form andextends around the top of the receptacle as indicated at D-D, then downthe front edges on their inner sides as indicated at II so as to conformto the curved surface of the bolt or rivet J, thus serving to hold itmore perfectly, and by reason of the incline, the head of the rivet,which is fiat on its under side K, will rest on the top of the wire andits body portion will project toward the front of the receptacle so thatin case it is necessary to insert the end of the rivet into a hole inthe construction being built, and the hole is located adjacent a flange,the end of the rivet can be guided into the hole more easily than werethe rivet to project straight downward parallel to the front side of thereceptacle. The sheet metal is cut away at LL to permit the rivet headsto fall freely into position. The sides AA are bent inward at M-M asillustrated, for the purpose hereinafter explained.

The two side portions comprising the handle H may be locked together bymeans of a swinging latch N, the hub portion 0 is fitted to swing freelyon one side of the handle and is provided with a hole through which theshank of the latch member P passes. The member P is threaded at P andlock nuts Q-Q, are screwed thereon at each side of the member 0 so thatthe length of the latch can be adjusted to correspond with the diameterof rivet that is being used as changes in the diameters are made fromtime to time. The receptacle is made wit-h the width of the openings RReven from the top to the bottom and set for a bolt or rivet of mediumsize so that sizes of rivets somewhat smaller or larger in diameter maybe properly handled by one size receptacle.

The receptacle is used and operates as follows: The latch is adjusted tolock the sides together and hold them so that the side openings R-R areless in width than the diameter of the rivet head. A hot rivet isdropped from above where the forge is located, and caught in thereceptacle and the shank of the rivet drops through the rear opening Rand slides downward until the head rests in position as shown in Fig. 2.In case the rivet should drop head first and strike directly toward thebottom, or should strike one of the sides of the receptacle, it woulddrop until the head came in contact with the oval projections M whichwould cause the rivet to turn over and its shank end to fall between thegrippers or jaws at the lower end. Vhen the rivet has fallen intoposition be tween the jaws the handle portions are pressed toward eachother, thus automatically releasing the latch and causing the aws togrip the rivet so that it can be firmly held and placed in properposition in any place where it is to be used. If the latch is swungentirely away from locking position, it can be instantly swung back by aquick swinging movement of the receptacle to cause the latch to swingover the wire to which it is hinged and hook onto the opposite member,as will be readily understood.

I realize that many modifications can be made in the construction asshown and described and therefore do not wish to be limited to theprecise construction shown, but claim all modifications and equivalentconstructions which come within the scope of my claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new:

1. A receptacle having divided tapering walls having substantiallyparallel edges movable in substantially parallel relation to each otherrelatively movable toward and from each other, and means comprising abifurcated spring handle connected to each of said walls for moving themrelatively, to each other.

2. A receptacle having divided walls relatively movable to and from eachother, means comprising a handle connected to each of said walls formoving them rela* tively, and jaw members formed in the bottom portionof said receptacle, said walls being normally spaced from each other andsufliciently close to retain a small object thrown into the receptacle,which object is guided to lodge between the jaw members in position tobe clamped thereby.

3. A funnel shaped receptacle having divided converging walls relativelymovable toward and from each other, means comprising a handle connectedto each of said walls for moving them relatively to each other, and jawmembers formed in the bottom portion of said receptacle, said wallsbeing normally spaced from each other and suiliciently close to retain asmall object thrown into the receptacle, which object is guided to lodgebetween the jaw members in position to be clamped thereby.

4. A receptacle having divided walls relatively movable to and from eachother, means comprising a handle connected to each of said walls formoving them relatively, jaw members formed in the bottom portion of saidreceptacle, and oppositely disposed inwardly extending projectionscarried by said walls for guiding a rivet so as to fall upright withinsaid aw members.

5. A receptacle having divided converging walls relatively movabletoward and from each other, jaw members formed in the bottom portion ofsaid receptacle, and means comprising a bifurcated handle connected toeach of said walls for moving them relatively, said walls having spacedparallel edges movable substantially parallel to each other and servingto retain a small object thrown into the receptacle and to guide thesame into position to be clamped by the jaws.

6. A receptacle having divided converging walls relatively movabletoward and from each other, jaw members formed in the bottom portion ofsaid receptacle, means comprising a bifurcated handle connected to eachof said walls for moving them relatively, and means for locking saidwalls in fixed relation to each other.

7. A receptacle having two tapering portions relatively movable towardand from each other, and a wire fastened to the top edges of saidportions and extending therefrom so as to form a bifurcated, springhandle.

8. A receptacle having two tapering portions relatively movable towardand from each other, and a wire fastened to the top edges of saidportions and extending therefrom so as to form a bifurcated, springhandle, said wire passing down the vertical edges of said portions andforming a pair of relatively movable jaws disposed at the bottom of thereceptacle.

9. A receptacle having divided walls spaced apart from each other, meanscomprising a handle connected to each of said walls for moving themrelatively, jaw members formed in the bottom portion of said receptacle,and oppositely disposed inwardly extending projections carried by saidwalls above said jaws.

10. A receptacle having tapering divided walls spaced apart from eachother, means comprising a handle connected to each of said walls formoving them relatively to each other, and jaw members formed in thebottom portion of said receptacle and means for guiding a rivet so as tofall upright between said jaw members.

11. A receptacle having divided downwardly tapered walls relatlvelymovable toward and from each other, means comprising a handle connectedto each of said walls for moving them relatively to each other, therebeing an opening at the bottom of the receptacle, and oppositelydisposed inwardly extending projections carried by said walls adjacentsaid opening and adapted to guide a rivet thereto.

12. A receptacle having divided converging walls relatively movabletoward and from each other, means comprising a bifurcated handleconnected to each of said walls for moving them relatively to eachother, and inwardly extending projections oppositely disposed carried bysaid walls, and means for locking said walls in fixed relation to eachother.

13. A receptacle having divided converging walls relatively movable toand from each other, jaw members formed in the bottom portion of saidreceptacle, a bifurcated spring handle and means comprising anadjustable latch adapted to swing on one element of the handle and hookover the 0pposite element thereof. I

14. A receptacle comprising two spaced walls relatively movable insubstantially parallel relation toward and away from each other, jawsformed at the bottom of said walls, said walls guiding an object throwninto the receptacle into position to be clamped by the jaws and meansfor holding the walls in predetermined spaced relation to each other.

15. A receptacle comprising two spaced walls relatively movable towardand away from each other, jaws formed at the bottom of said walls, and alatch for holding the walls in predetermined spaced relation to eachother.

16. A receptacle comprising two spaced walls relatively movable towardand away from each other, jaws formed at the bottom of said walls, aspring member connected to said walls and tending to separate them, anda latch for limiting the separation of said walls.

17. A rivet catching and holding device comprising a receptacle adaptedto catch the rivet and clamping means at the bottom of the receptacleinto which the rivet falls and by which it may be held for'manipulation.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York,this 4th day of March A. D. 1912.

WALTER TRAUTH.

Witnesses:

FRANK M. ASHLEY, MINNIE S. MILLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

